Present Continuous Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 12: Present continuous tense · Set 491 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (am / is / are + -ing): Time words: now, right now, at the moment, Look! I am + -ing; he / she / it / one name is + -ing; you / we / they are + -ing. -ing spelling: drop a silent e (dance → dancing); double one last consonant after one short vowel (swim → swimming, run → running).

1. 1.Which is the correct -ing form of “wash”? (a) washhing (b) washing (c) washeing
2. 2.___ my parents eating a mango at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
3. 3.___ he carrying the bag now? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
4. 4.___ you catching the ball now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
5. 5.___ you studying science right now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
6. 6.___ Kabir dancing on the stage at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
7. 7.My friends ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) am building (d) are build
8. 8.He ___ for the team right now. (a) am clapping (b) is clap (c) are clapping (d) is clapping
9. 9.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawwing (b) drawing (c) draweing
10. 10.He ___ a tree at the moment. (a) is plant (b) are planting (c) is planting (d) am planting
11. 11.___ we building a sandcastle right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
12. 12.She ___ rice at the moment. (a) am cooking (b) is cook (c) are cooking (d) is cooking
13. 13.We ___ the dog right now. (a) is feeding (b) are feeding (c) are feed (d) am feeding
14. 14.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) danceeing (b) danceing (c) dancing
15. 15.Kabir ___ vegetables right now. (a) is buying (b) is buy (c) am buying (d) are buying
16. 16.Which is the correct -ing form of “jog”? (a) jogging (b) joging (c) jogeing
17. 17.___ she speaking Hindi now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
18. 18.Aisha ___ in the park now. (a) is run (b) am running (c) is running (d) are running
19. 19.Which is the correct -ing form of “sing”? (a) singing (b) singeing (c) singging
20. 20.___ my sister writing a letter right now? (a) Am (b) Is (c) Are
21. 21.Which is the correct -ing form of “take”? (a) taking (b) takeing (c) takeeing
22. 22.Which is the correct -ing form of “cook”? (a) cooking (b) cookeing (c) cookking
23. 23.Which is the correct -ing form of “carry”? (a) carryying (b) carrying (c) carryeing
24. 24.___ I planting a tree at the moment? (a) Are (b) Am (c) Is
25. 25.Which is the correct -ing form of “run”? (a) runeing (b) runing (c) running
26. 26.___ Diya playing cricket now? (a) Am (b) Are (c) Is
27. 27.Myra ___ a sandcastle right now. (a) is build (b) is building (c) am building (d) are building
28. 28.Which is the correct -ing form of “watch”? (a) watchhing (b) watcheing (c) watching
29. 29.___ they riding a bicycle right now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
30. 30.___ they buying vegetables at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
31. 31.Tara ___ a cap right now. (a) is wear (b) am wearing (c) are wearing (d) is wearing
32. 32.Which is the correct -ing form of “speak”? (a) speakking (b) speakeing (c) speaking
33. 33.You ___ a letter now. (a) are write (b) am writing (c) are writing (d) is writing
34. 34.They ___ lunch now. (a) are bringing (b) am bringing (c) are bring (d) is bringing
35. 35.Which is the correct -ing form of “bring”? (a) bringging (b) bringeing (c) bringing
36. 36.We ___ a tree right now. (a) are climb (b) is climbing (c) am climbing (d) are climbing
37. 37.Which is the correct -ing form of “bake”? (a) bakeeing (b) baking (c) bakeing
38. 38.___ Vivaan flying a kite now? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am
39. 39.___ they catching the ball now? (a) Is (b) Are (c) Am
40. 40.___ my brother studying science at the moment? (a) Are (b) Is (c) Am

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